Post by mrsukyankee on Jan 23, 2024 7:49:19 GMT -5
I am feeling off today - last night I was feeling nauseous and gassy, then as I tried to sleep, I had joint pain. It's just so weird. I got very little sleep due to how I was feeling. I decided to stay home today. I'm still feeling joint pain and my stomach is still a bit off. H had a similar experience, so we think it must be something we ate that's impacting us. I'll probably grab a nap shortly.
Flying out later this morning. Since the airport Iām flying to is tiny, I have a 2 hour layover in Atlanta. I havenāt gone thought Atlanta in forever, so I guess Iāll find lunch and not rush to my next gate.
My kid left her new art markers at school Friday and came in yesterday to them missing. I sent a note to the teacher because weāre 99% sure someone took them. She was really upset last night. ā¹ļø
Weāre getting quite a bit more snow today along with freezing rain, and āall schools are open, busses running on scheduleā. DS is bummed, lol. TBH, I am too.
I feel like fiiiinally, 2.5 years after having a kid, we're in a good groove. Work, daycare, FI's work, staying on top of the house to a reasonable degree, actually making the time to workout - it's just all kind of happening right now. Of course now that I've said that I'm sure something will come up, but I'm really enjoying it for the moment.
I am hosting āpre-picsā for DDs formal this weekend. It seemed like a good idea when I agreed (very small group of girls) but itās grown a bit and then I remembered thereās dates and parents. Iām paralyzed with anxiety now!
I woke up with a super sore throat this morning - I was convinced I had rebound Covid (had Covid last week and took paxlovid) but the test was negative and my sore throat is gone so who knows. Thereās so much crap going around - DS1 just got over the flu, everyone os coughing. I need it to be spring.
Going to see Moulin Rouge tonight with friends so that will be fun!
Post by slbride2003 on Jan 23, 2024 8:10:37 GMT -5
H had to fly out for work this morning so I was up a little earlier than even my early mornings. I worked out while he got ready to go. Our Peloton bike crashed halfway through my ride and I couldnāt get it to restart even after pulling the plug and re-starting. Will have to look at that tonight. I have to take DS to hockey practice tonight. H usually deals with practice since he is a coach. We (many people on the team) have an issue with one of the coaches who is overly aggressive, and I am not looking forward to dealing with him tonight. H is very good at having direct conversations and cutting this guy off when he starts yelling. Itās pee wee hockey. There is no need for yelling.
Post by lavenderblue on Jan 23, 2024 8:22:49 GMT -5
My daughter was in a car accident in early December. Someone ran a stop sign and t-boned her and her car ended up being totaled. She's been driving my Acura MDX since then and at first I had a rental, but now I have my Dad's old car. It's a 2006 Honda Accord Coupe and is supposed to be for my daughter, but I'm kind of digging it and it's way better on gas for my 70+ mile roundtrip commute, plus my daughter said that she feels safer driving my SUV. So I decided last night to just koko and if I need the bigger car for any reason we can swap. This Honda only has 85K and the mechanic said it should easily get another 100k.
I had a 37 day streak going in Wordle. I got wrapped up in work and life yesterday and completely forgot to play.
It's a game. I am more annoyed with myself than I should be š
In better news, I made an amazing roast chicken last night for dinner. My kitchen game has been off lately, so it feels good to have two mostly successful meals in a row š
Post by midwestmama on Jan 23, 2024 8:24:12 GMT -5
School was cancelled today - we are getting a wintry mix and road conditions are supposed to get worse as the day goes on. Unfortunately for my kids, they still had to get up early (though they were able to sleep in for an extra half hour) for a dentist appointment. I was going to take them, but DH offered to take them instead because of the road conditions.
slbride2003, agree, I do not like overly aggressive coaches and ones who are yellers in youth sports. We've seen a fair share of those over the years while DS has played sports, and I'm very thankful that most of his coaches are not like that. His travel baseball coaches (who are dads of some of the kids on the team) have been the best coaches when it comes to demeanor and approach, and I think it is telling that most of the boys have stayed with the team over the years.
I had a 37 day streak going in Wordle. I got wrapped up in work and life yesterday and completely forgot to play.
It's a game. I am more annoyed with myself than I should be š
In better news, I made an amazing roast chicken last night for dinner. My kitchen game has been off lately, so it feels good to have two mostly successful meals in a row š
I did this at 114 and was annoyed for days. Really annoyed. Iām back up to 68. My new obsession is getting my win percentage to flip from 98 to 99. Iāve been at 98 for what seems like forever so Iām hoping itās soon.
SwimDeep, sort of related, DS2 and I had a 147 day Snap streak in SnapChat. I let it lapse and the amount of guilt I had for DS2 and annoyance with myself was completely unhinged.
I feel like fiiiinally, 2.5 years after having a kid, we're in a good groove. Work, daycare, FI's work, staying on top of the house to a reasonable degree, actually making the time to workout - it's just all kind of happening right now. Of course now that I've said that I'm sure something will come up, but I'm really enjoying it for the moment.
you cannot say it out loud! throw salt over your shoulder, knock on wood, say a prayer. lol.
our family pet, a fish named lovey, died new year's day. S was devastated; "I am so sad, I have never been so heartbroken...can our next pet be something I can hold?!?"
If you are wondering how many days it takes for a cute 6-year-old begging for a pet to wear us down the answer is 23 days. I will post pictures of our new cat when we pick it up tomorrow (hopefully!).
I feel like fiiiinally, 2.5 years after having a kid, we're in a good groove. Work, daycare, FI's work, staying on top of the house to a reasonable degree, actually making the time to workout - it's just all kind of happening right now. Of course now that I've said that I'm sure something will come up, but I'm really enjoying it for the moment.
This is exactly the point at which I decided I wanted another kid, because things were pretty easy. And now we have twins and everything is back to shit and I don't think we'll ever be in a good groove again š š
I have zero meetings today and am hoping to just pound out a bunch of work.
I had a cold last week. Very typical progression, starting with the sore throat, then congestion, then a post nasal drip type cough, but it was gone after about 6 days. Sunday was the first day I felt perfect with no lingering symptoms. However, yesterday afternoon a new weird symptom developed. My throat isn't sore but like the back of my tongue on the right side, and the roof of my mouth on that side, feels VERY sore. It hurts to swallow and it bothers me if I talk a lot. WTF is this about? Nothing looks amiss when I look in there. Ibuprofen takes it away for awhile but then it comes back.
A few weeks ago I posted that I was thinking of taking guitar lessons. C decided to ātake a breakā from guitar, and we still hand a handful of lessons left that we had paid for, so I thought I might use them for myself. I played the violin as a kid (ages 6-16) and kind of miss music, and had always kind of wanted to learn guitar. And since Iād watched Cās lessons and helped him practice I knew most of what he had already learned. Anyway, yesterday was my first lesson, and it went great! I was picking things up quickly, and it felt great to do something for myself.
[mention]lavenderblue [/mention] I had I think a 2005 Accord Coupe and I loved that car! It was the last car I owned with a manual transmission, and it was so fun to drive!
I feel like fiiiinally, 2.5 years after having a kid, we're in a good groove. Work, daycare, FI's work, staying on top of the house to a reasonable degree, actually making the time to workout - it's just all kind of happening right now. Of course now that I've said that I'm sure something will come up, but I'm really enjoying it for the moment.
This is exactly the point at which I decided I wanted another kid, because things were pretty easy. And now we have twins and everything is back to shit and I don't think we'll ever be in a good groove again š š
Haha for me it's the opposite. I'm like dude, we're finally out of survival mode, why on earth do people get to this stage and then voluntarily ruin their lives by going back into the hell of newborn(s)?!?! But I will cross my fingers that even with twins as they grow up things will settle down for you guys again!
I had a 37 day streak going in Wordle. I got wrapped up in work and life yesterday and completely forgot to play.
It's a game. I am more annoyed with myself than I should be š
In better news, I made an amazing roast chicken last night for dinner. My kitchen game has been off lately, so it feels good to have two mostly successful meals in a row š
I had a 61 day win streak going and then lost. That was in November. I quit playing lol. I just decided to start again today.
We're getting gross weather today. Kid has a snow day and my campus is remote until 12 (which is so stupid just do the whole day!!) but I'll work remote all day due to kid being home.
I was off yesterday because kid had an eye dr appt so I just took the whole day. The appt was an hour away because she sees a specialist and they dilatated her eyes which added time so it was a long trip. But he's so happy with how she's doing! It's been a journey - she's 11 now but has worn glasses since she was 15 months old and we patched for like 3 years all to avoid surgery and it looks like we're past the point of surgery being ni question which is a huge relief!! She'll always have to wear glasses but hooray for no surgery and thankfully she doesn't mind glasses. And her script keeps getting less strong so her lenses and finally getting thinner.
Of course we had to go to Trader Joe's after because they is one right by her dr and we don't have one by us. But if felt like their selection was lacking. A few things we usually grab weren't available womp womp.
This is exactly the point at which I decided I wanted another kid, because things were pretty easy. And now we have twins and everything is back to shit and I don't think we'll ever be in a good groove again š š
Haha for me it's the opposite. I'm like dude, we're finally out of survival mode, why on earth do people get to this stage and then voluntarily ruin their lives by going back into the hell of newborn(s)?!?! But I will cross my fingers that even with twins as they grow up things will settle down for you guys again!Ā
Yeah, l had it great with a 4 and 7 year old and decided I missed having a newborn. Thatās was a choice lol. Finally feeling mostly normal again now the kids are 13, 10 & 5.
I'm going away with friends this weekend, and this year DH is actually in town so I don't have to scramble to get things ready for my mom to be there with the kids. I can just pack up my stuff and walk out the door, and not think about whether there's food in the house, leaving dog instructions, reminding anyone who's supposed to be where, etc. BLISS.
That said, this four-day week is feeling really long :/
This is exactly the point at which I decided I wanted another kid, because things were pretty easy. And now we have twins and everything is back to shit and I don't think we'll ever be in a good groove again š š
Haha for me it's the opposite. I'm like dude, we're finally out of survival mode, why on earth do people get to this stage and then voluntarily ruin their lives by going back into the hell of newborn(s)?!?! But I will cross my fingers that even with twins as they grow up things will settle down for you guys again!Ā
Yeah looking back I have no idea what I was thinking! That's definitely going to be my thought process once we're out of survival mode this time.
I am hosting āpre-picsā for DDs formal this weekend. It seemed like a good idea when I agreed (very small group of girls) but itās grown a bit and then I remembered thereās dates and parents. Iām paralyzed with anxiety now!
What thoughts are causing you anxiety? Can you problem solve any of them? If not, acknowledge that your brain is trying to save you from something it thinks will happen (most likely won't and even if it did, it wouldn't have long term effects) and then tell your brain that it's not helpful and keep saying that every time it comes up.
For example - people are going to judge my house - who cares? If they do judge, what will be the impact of that on you? Can you problem solve it? Nope. So acknowledge and let it go.
Other example - I'm not going to have enough drinks for all the teens/parents and they'll be unhappy. Can you problem solve it? Some, so do that. What you can't problem solve, let go.
When I talked about having 3 days in office/off-site this week for eventsā¦.just kidding! Woke up sick today. Sore throat, congestion, sinus pressure. Testing for Covid later though it may be too early to show up if it is. So I had to back out of all my events.
Really hoping this is a run of the mill head cold and not Covid. It sucked last time. Iām so annoyed because in the winter, I barely leave the house. Went out for lunch this weekend and boom! Sick.
This is exactly the point at which I decided I wanted another kid, because things were pretty easy. And now we have twins and everything is back to shit and I don't think we'll ever be in a good groove again š š
Haha for me it's the opposite. I'm like dude, we're finally out of survival mode, why on earth do people get to this stage and then voluntarily ruin their lives by going back into the hell of newborn(s)?!?! But I will cross my fingers that even with twins as they grow up things will settle down for you guys again!
This is me too. Our friends went back and forth for a few years about a 3rd kid and finally took the leap when their other two were 6 and 8. Every time we're around them, we think to ourselves "have a 3rd kid they said, it'll be fun they said....". So much juggling and bickering! Once my kid was in a stage where she was reasonably independent, there was no way we were going back to the start. But I am the outlier who doesn't go crazy over babies. Mine was colicky, clingy and a poor sleeper so there's not much I miss about that time!
I slept wrong apparently because my neck hurts so badly!
ETA: I was going to write an email and found out school is delayed 2 hours due to icy roads today. So there's that. I wonder if the staff meeting before school is happening at 10am instead of 8am. Off to go read my work email now.
ETA2: apparently school is now canceled due to icy roads. I feel like that's mostly due to high school, junior high & middle school start times. By 10/10:30am the roads will probably be mostly fine. Elementary school doesn't start until 10:55am on 2 hour delays.
ETA3: nvmd. all the schools in the area are closed. Not just my school district. It must be bad.
I am hosting āpre-picsā for DDs formal this weekend. It seemed like a good idea when I agreed (very small group of girls) but itās grown a bit and then I remembered thereās dates and parents. Iām paralyzed with anxiety now!
What thoughts are causing you anxiety? Can you problem solve any of them? If not, acknowledge that your brain is trying to save you from something it thinks will happen (most likely won't and even if it did, it wouldn't have long term effects) and then tell your brain that it's not helpful and keep saying that every time it comes up.
For example - people are going to judge my house - who cares? If they do judge, what will be the impact of that on you? Can you problem solve it? Nope. So acknowledge and let it go.
Other example - I'm not going to have enough drinks for all the teens/parents and they'll be unhappy. Can you problem solve it? Some, so do that. What you can't problem solve, let go.
Etc, etc.
Thank you for this <3
TBH I can't really identify why I am so anxious. The biggest problem right now is figuring out what we're going to do with the dog, which is actually pretty realistic! Outside of that, it's mostly residual from my past experiences. I was very involved with DDs life in grade school and was very enmeshed in her friendships (meaning moms being friends/kids being friends). This ended extremely badly for both of us and I have a bit of trauma (for lack of a better word) that has led me to be purposely detached from her life in high school. I have very much intentionally avoided getting to know any of her friends parents outside of being cordial. I have not forged any sort of relationships at the school, not gotten involved in any sort of extracurricular activity etc. I am wary and standoffish (which is the exact opposite of how I naturally am). This is very obviously self-protection for both myself and for her.
Anyway (therapy unleash over) this is a big (and kind of unwanted step) towards putting myself out there and engaging people. Outside of that, I have the usual underlying anxiety about food and drink (but this is normal and I'll be fine). I actually could not care less if people judge me for my house etc. I'm sure it will be fine.
I'm bringing home our dog today! I am both super excited and also very nervous about how this is going to go. I just don't know how our cat is going to do and there are a lot of unknowns around how much this dog is house trained, so I am not sure what the next several weeks will look like! But I am hopeful that once we get past basic training and introductions that this will be a really positive change. Having a dog is a lifestyle change and while I like our current lifestyle, I know I also loved having dogs in the past so hopefully it's an even better lifestyle.
It's kind of an emotional thing for me, too. I LOVED having dogs and being a dog person and that ended kind of traumatically for me losing two dogs within a short time, especially since the second death was unexpected and I didn't get to say goodbye. It took me a long time to even be open to the idea of having another dog, and I had a dream last night that I brought this one home and the other two were there also. I've only ever had those two dogs so the idea of having a new dog that is just as cool as the two I lost is kind of hard to wrap my head around!